fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

Mastercard Intros Strategy to Ferret Out Scam Merchants

Mastercard Intros Strategy to Ferret Out Scam Merchants
Mastercard Intros Strategy to Ferret Out Scam Merchants
May 19, 2026  |  Mastercard

Mastercard wants to help banks and payment companies separate legitimate merchants and scammers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Elliptic CEO Says AI Could Overwhelm Financial Compliance Teams
Elliptic CEO Says AI Could Overwhelm Financial Compliance Teams
May 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency security firms are rethinking compliance as artificial intelligence plays a larger role in financial transactions, CoinDesk reported Monday (May 18). Get the Full Story...

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AI Cyber Threats Shake Crypto Industry
AI Cyber Threats Shake Crypto Industry
May 15, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The April hacks of crypto companies Drift and Kelp DAO have shaken the crypto sector because those attacks may have been aided by artificial intelligence (AI), Bloomberg reported Friday...

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The Next Bank Run May Start With an AI Hack, Not Bad Loans
The Next Bank Run May Start With an AI Hack, Not Bad Loans
May 15, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the everyday operating system of financial services, from fraud detection and identity checks to customer service and transaction monitoring....

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35% of Firms Delay Embedded Finance Over Fraud Fears
35% of Firms Delay Embedded Finance Over Fraud Fears
May 14, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Embedded finance is giving businesses a faster way to move money, but its next stage of growth may depend on how well companies build security...

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24% of Bank CEOs Put AI Cybersecurity First
24% of Bank CEOs Put AI Cybersecurity First
May 13, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Embedded payments are forcing businesses to rethink fraud prevention as a design challenge, not just a cleanup job after something goes wrong. Get the Full...

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The End of the Artisanal Hack: How AI Industrialized Cybercrime
The End of the Artisanal Hack: How AI Industrialized Cybercrime
May 12, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The enterprise software industry has long held on to the traditional assumption that while bugs are common, the expertise to exploit them, particularly at scale,...

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The Enterprise Security Stack Is Moving to the Edge
The Enterprise Security Stack Is Moving to the Edge
May 11, 2026  |  Identity

One uncomfortable truth about digital identity is that it both tends to, and needs to, conform to the dominant architectures of existing digital experiences and...

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